http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 720 https://escholarship.org/uc/cee_ucla_environmental/rss Recent eScholarship items from Environmental Engineering Sat, 13 Jun 2026 08:40:22 +0000 https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5fj8g1sw <p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The Salton Sea is the largest lake in California and is an endorheic, shallow, hypersaline lake. The surface water elevation of the Sea is currently 238 feet below sea level, and has been maintained by agricultural return flows from Imperial Valley farming, and two rivers- the New River and Alamo River- which originate in Mexicali, Mexico. The current salinity is at 74 ppt and is expected to increase due to the Quantification Settlement Agreement that was signed in 2003, stipulating the transfer of 500,000 acre-ft of Colorado River water to urban areas until 2075. This results in less flow to the Salton Sea and the declining water level has exposed 220 square miles of dried up playa, creating dust storms that have become the highest risk factor for asthma and cardiovascular diseases to the population around the Sea. Massive fish and bird kills began in the 1980s and continue to occur periodically. The Sea that was once the main Pacific flyway... https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5fj8g1sw Fri, 10 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Lee, Meng-Chen